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[muikabochi]

The day started off cloudy with light snow falling but started to clear up and it turned into a very fine day.

After a few trips south into Gunma, I decided to try a local - Maiko.

Good snow, fine views. I really like Maiko.

















Gala Yuzawa in the background:

[muikabochi]

[Mamabear]

I like all of these photo's but this one is my favorite!
Thanks for sharing.

[iiyamadude]

Great scenery from Maiko indeed.
Good snow too up there usually I hear.

[Man_In_Japan]

It is excellent snow conditions, especially in the nagamine basin. One of my fav. places for snowboarding.

[muikabochi]

Yes often very fine snow over at the bowl.
A bit heavy today though still good.
A bit icy later on over at the Dolphin course @ Korakuen.

And a fine place to be on a fine day with a camera too. Very photogenic.

[big-will]

Another cracking set. This one's cool



Nice untouched there.

[big-will]

muika just looking at all your photos

On this photo below, that lift on the left - is it ever open?

[Man_In_Japan]

Maiko has LOTS of untouched powder - dunno why but seems to be the case every time have been there.

[thursday]

prob because too deep for carver skis. Getting stuck and swimming out is not fun.

[joshnii]

I think this shot is incredible muikabochi

It TOTALLY does not look like Maiko, I seriously can't remember the scale looking like that. How did you get that looking so grand?

[thursday]

it's a terrific shot.

Stand at a distance and zoom with focus on infinity perhaps.

[Mada]

splendid pics as always, muika.
thanks for sharing!

[muikabochi]

Ta. I like that one too joshnii it surprised me how dramatic it came out too. Doesn't really look like Maiko does it!

It was taken from pretty much the same spot as the one below, close to the top of the pair lift. Maybe a bit more to the right. Fair bit of zoom of course



big-will, about that lift. I don't think I have ever seen it move. It's a dead lift I think.

[TubbyBeaverinho]

what about that slope at the bottom left of the pc above, all the untouched snow...do people ride in there? looks untouched heaven....maybe a little low gradient

[muikabochi]

Tubby to answer your question - no!
Long time ago a lift was planned for that area that would have linked up Maiko with Iwappara which are actually very close at the top there, probably no more than 100m.

Though as Rob said there is usually lots of untouched powder to be found at Maiko which often surprises.

[HotMagma]

Doesn't look like there are ropes there.
Perhaps it's just a case of needing to get back to the lift??
Looks great though. I'd be in there.

[BagOfCrisps]

I remember that one from last year.
Very nice.

[muikabochi]

There's no ropes you can see there's some trails going off the mside of the main "course" but no-one seems to venture much out. At that bottom part though there's not much gradient.
But if you want lots of untouched in this area I'd say Maiko was best, followed by Hakkaisan.

[charlotte]

I like the look of that place and with all that untracked snow as well it has just made my list.

So far this season - 0.

Target - 12.

So, 12 to go!!